Fastening for gates



(No Model.)

B. B. GOFFEY.

FASTENING FOR GATES.

No. 390,569. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BURTON B. OOFFEY, OF OARROLLTON, MISSOURI.

FASTENING FOR GATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,569, dated October2, 1888.

Application filed September 23, 1886. Serial No. 214.366. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BURTON B. OoFEEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Carrollton, county of Carroll, and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Fastening for Gates, of which the following isa specification. v

This invention relates to fastenings for gates; and it consists in animproved construction, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of agate provided with iny-improved fastening. Fig. 2 is a top view of thesame, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of the fastening.

In the drawings, a adcsignate the posts between which is placed the gateb, the same being hinged to the post a. The post a is pro vided with ashoulder or stop, b, against which the gate rests when it is closed.

The fastening device is usually placed on the inner side against theupper rail of the gate and secured thereto.

The guard or housing (I is preferably constructed in the formshown,bulging or rounded at one side, which is slotted to receive oneend of a lever which forms a catch and to allow its movement.

The lever e is pivoted to the housing (1 at the point where the shortarm of the lever extends into the housing, an elbow being formed in thelever at that point. At the extremity of the long arm of the lever isformed a catch, a, and when the gate is closed the lever rests with thecatch in connection with a loop or staple, f, which is fixed to the posta. A

spring, 9, which is placed in the housing (I and presses against a wallof the same and against the short arm of the lever, tends to keep thecatch e in connection with the staple f.

A short hand-lever,h,is pivotally connected at z with the upper rail ofthe gate and extends somewhat below the pivot. To the lower end of leverh is connected one end of a rod, 0, which extends into the housing d.and is in position to engage the short arm of lever cand press againstsaid arm, and thus raise the long arm with catch 6 from connection withthe staple f. The extremity of the long arm of the lever is rounded, sothat it will be raised when it is brought by closing the gate in contactwith the staple f, and the catch then enters the staple and thus fastensthe gate.

leased from the fastening by a movement of the hand-lever h in onedirection, when the gate may be opened, and by simply closing the gateit is immediately fastened by the lever e, automatically connecting bycatch c with the staplef.

1 claim In a gate-fastening, the combination of the slotted housingsecured to the gate, a bent le ver pivoted to said housing with its.short arm extending therein and provided with a catch on the outer end,a staple on the post of the gate and in position to connect with saidcatch, hand-lever h, pivoted to the gate, connectingrod 0, extendinginto the housing in position to engage the short arm of the lever on oneside,but not attached thereto, and a spring in position to press againstthe short arm on the opposite side, substantially as and for the purposes described.

B. COFFEY.

Witnesses:

W. D. FOSTER, J. W. POLAND.

As will be observed, the gate may be re--

